A reworking of the Frankenstein story with Dr Frankenstein now a pair of research scientists, the old castle a high tech lab and the multiple body part monster now a mixed gene mutating creation.
The monster, Dren, is a superbly realised creature, morphing over the course of the film from little more than a bare chicken monster, through young child to all too adult woman with tail and wings. Yet while the film invites sympathy for this self aware lab-experiment she never loses the menace that leaves you wondering whether she or the doctors are the bigger threat.
There are some good moments of drama, a smattering of laughs (not always intended) and the odd horrifying moment. I was entertained but in spite of some nice ideas it felt derivative while trying not to be. I love good B-movies that embrace being derivative. Slither a few years ago a good example. Splice seemed to be a bit stuck between playing it straight and mixing in a bit of willful sillyness.
